Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Bombed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Medieval Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Stonegate
- Our Lady's Row
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jubbergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Cawood Sword